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9780967724805

The Color of Oil: The History, the Money and the Politics of the World's Biggest Business

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  • ISBN13:

    9780967724805

  • ISBN10:

    0967724805

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-01-01
  • Publisher: Round Oak Pub

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Summary

Discusses the influence of petroleum and energy on civilization today and those involved in the oil industry. DLC: Petroleum industry and trade.

Author Biography

Ronald Oligney is an adjunct professor and director of engineering research development at the University of Houston.

Table of Contents

Preface
Foreword
Green: The money, wealth and economics of oilp. 1
Black: The substance of oil and the physics of finding and producing itp. 19
Red, White and Blue: Origins of the most American industry and the ghost of Rockefellerp. 39
Red: War, colonialism and the access to oilp. 61
Primary Colors: Money, people and technologyp. 79
Colors of the Rainbow: The dominance of culture in the world of oilp. 97
Yellow: The constructive and destructive roles of governmentp. 117
New Green: The politics of environmentalism and oilp. 139
Purple: An industry for the third millenniump. 157
Acknowledgmentsp. 173
Bibliographical Referencesp. 175
Indexp. 183
About the Authorsp. 203
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